Lavatory.



E. E. CARTER.

LAVATORY. APPLICATION FILED FEB.7, 1911.

' Patented June 4, 1912.

g Inventor:

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EDWIN ENOCH CARTER, 0F WARREN, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE DAY-WARD COMPANY,

OF WARREN, OHIO, A .CORPORATION OF OHIO.

LAVATORY.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed February 7, 1911.

Serial No. 607,051.

ToaZZ whom z'tmay concern Be it known that I, EDWIN E. CARTER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Warren, in the county of Trumbull and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements. in Lavatories, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to lavatories and more particularly to their waste plugs or stoppers and means for operating .the same, and its novelty consists in the construction and operation of the parts.

The object of the invention is to produce a positively operated waste plug, simple in construction, readily placed in position and removed, and one which is economical in construction, easily manipulated from the top of the basin and neat and ornamental in appearance.

In the drawings, vertical section of the tory provided with bracket waste rod and shown in side elevation; elevation of the upper port-ion of the lavatory shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a front sectional elevation of the same back of the plane of the line 3-3 in Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a perspective of the bracket and crank; and a portion of the Figure 1 is a central rear portion of a lavamy invention,- the waste plug being 1g. 5 is a perspective of rear wall of .the lavatory.

In the drawings, 10 is a portion of a bowl shaped basin of enameled metal having the usual downwardly (not shown), wardly turned rear wall 14. It is provided with a waste hole 15, an overflow hole 16 and an overflow conduit 17 communicating with the holes 15 and 'is formed by a rear 16 and which conduit wall 18 of the basin proper and a partition or wall 19 placed back of it. p Y

20 is a soap holder preferably made of metal and comprising an upper substan tially horizontal rim 21, provided'in front with a downwardly turned lip or flange 22, adapted to conceal the overflow conduit from the front, and secured in place by suitable means including a screw 31 and a box '37 adapted to bear against the rear face of the Wall 18.

40 isa bracket made of metal or other suitable material, having an aperture 41.

, crank is Fig. 2 is a front turned edge and side rims a rear slab 13, and an up-.

Its lower edge is expanded laterally to form a semi-circular yoke 42. It is recessed to re- ]Patenteol June 4, 1912.

celve one of the outwardly turned ends 50 I of a crank 51, and the outer end 43 of the yoke is apertured to receive the other outwardly turned end 52 of the crank 51. The bent laterally and provided with guides 53, 53, with a space between them and with a handle 54 made of any suitable material and secured to the end 52 of the crank in the plane of the two crankarms. Stop lugs 44 and 45 projecting from the face of the bracket 40 limit the movement of the crank in either direction, the lug 44 being located to permit the crank to just pass its upper 'vertical position it, so that when the crank rests against this ug, the weight of the handle, the waste plug and the lifting rod (hereinafterda scribed) will tend to hold the crank in its before stopping upper position. The hole 41 in the bracket 1s adapted to register with a similar hole 190 in the rear wall 19 of the lavatory and a screw 47 passing through the bracket 40 and wall 19 and engaging a nut 48 holds the bracketfirmly in place.

A waste plug 35 of usual form is adapted to; fit into the waste hole 15 to close it when desired. To the waste plug is secured the lower end of a lifting rod 55, the upper end of which is bent over to form a hook 56 which is adapted to embrace the portion of the crank 51 between the guides 53-, 53. The rod 55 is curved as illustrated in the drawings and is so arranged that when the crank 51 is rotated by the handle 54 and is raised to the position shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the

waste plug is lifted up also and the waste,

water can run off; When the crank is ro t-ated to its lowermost position by the handle, the waste plug is lowered and the waste hole closed. The stop lugs 44 and 45 limit the movement of the crank in either direction and so control the extent of the movement of the waste plug.

By the described construction there is produced a simple and. efficient waste plug actuating device. The parts are few and It is put into position with one screw and readily attached and detached. Its movement in each direction is limited and the plug is normally locked in its upper posisimple and are readily made and assembled.

tion so 'that the waste hole will be normally kept open and the bowl empty, neat and clean.

What I claim is z- 1. A basin having an overflow conduit with a rear wall and abottom Waste hole, a bracket, means for securing the bracket to the rear wall of the conduit, a yoke secured to the bracket and extending half way around the conduit, a crank journaled in the ends of the yoke, a waste plug adapted to fit the waste hole, and a connection between the waste plug and the crank, including a rod rigidly secured to the plug and loosely secured to the crank.

2. A basin having an overflow conduit with a rear Wall, and a bottom waste hole,

a bracket, means for securing the bracket to 'the rear wall, a yoke secured to the bracket,

a crank journaled inthe yoke, a waste plug adapted to fit the waste hole, a connection between the waste plug and thecrank and means for rotating the crank including a handle in the plane of the crank arms.

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

. EDWIN ENOCH CARTER.

' Witnesses:

HUGH L. BARBER, v GEORGE R. BATCHELIJER. 

